The Party of Serbian Unity (; abbr. SSJ) was a

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founded by Željko Ražnatović. After its merging into the Serbian Radical Party, the Council of Serbian Unity was the formed to be the party's successor in 2013.

Goals

The key goals of the party were: *Unity of the Serbian people *Preserving the integrity and territory of Serbia *

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and Democracy *Preservation of tradition, family and the

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History

In 1992, a new party formed by Ražnatović called the Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan. It gained five seats in the

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during the 1992 general elections. After changing to the SSJ in 1993, the party lost its five seats for failing to receive the 5% threshold. In 1998, the party moved its headquarters from

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. Following the assassination of Ražnatović in 2000, Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the last legislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the For National Unity alliance. However, the coalition failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007. On 21 January 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević, Slobodan Radosavljević and Jelena Kostić in Belgrade. The new party took part in the 2014 parliamentary election as part of the Patriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the 5% threshold.

Electoral results

Parliamentary

References

External links

Council of Serbian Unity official website
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